The definition of “post-truth” (adj.) is: “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.”

If this seems so on-the-pulse you nearly want to vomit, then you should know that editors of Oxford Dictionaries said that the term has ballooned by around 2,000 percent in 2016, courtesy of “the EU referendum in the United Kingdom and the presidential election in the United States.”

Basically, Brexit and Donald Trump are impacting more than just people’s lives, but also the English language.

"I've been told but I don't know" - new US Infantry chant reflecting post-truth media landscape.